Change Comes from Without: Lessons Learned in a Chaotic Year. Issue 3 (28th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maciejewski, Wes; Bragelman, John; Campisi, Marion; Hsu, Tim; Gottlieb, Andrea; Schettler, Jordan; Bergthold, Trisha; Cayco, Bem
• Is Part Of: PRIMUS. Volume 31:Issue 3/5(2021)
• Page Start: 504
• Page End: 516
• Publication Date: 2021-05-28
• Subjects: Undergraduate mathematics education -- departmental change -- active learning -- precalculus -- curriculum development; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 510.711
• DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2020.1793854
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1051-1970

Abstract

Abstract : Our university is one campus of the larger, 23-campus California State University system. In 2017, the Chancellor of the system discontinued the developmental mathematics programs at all 23 campuses. This caught us by surprise and compelled us to act quickly. This article gives an overview of our response, highlighting the change our department underwent to improve our pre-calculus stream and general education courses, making them more interactive, supportive, and student-centered.